Ch46 - Looking for a Friend

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Song Xuanhe felt exhausted and he had a raging headache.

He was about to roll over and rub his temples when he realized that there was an arm slung over his waist, trapping him in place. When the owner of that arm felt his movement, the arm tightened, pulling him back. A second later, he bumped into someone's chest.

Song Xuanhe's mind was still a mess. He raised his head, feeling muddleheaded. When he saw that familiar face, he blinked. As the memories came back to him, the confusion gradually dissipated and his pupils began to constrict.

Last night, Xiao Yuanmu had taken advantage of his drunken state to kiss him.

Song Xuanhe's expression changed again and again. What happened last night replayed in his mind, from Xiao Yuanmu's unreadable expression to that sudden kiss. Thousands of thoughts flashed through his head. He could tell that something was wrong, but figuring it out was as hard as trying to catch a shooting star—the thought would disappear in a blink of an eye. He couldn't grab onto it no matter how much he tried.

Prior to this, he had felt like his relationship with Xiao Yuanmu had dropped below freezing point, just as he had wanted. But based on Xiao Yuanmu's actions last night, this was clearly not the case.

Moreover, the Xiao Yuanmu from last night had felt dangerous. He hadn't realized it while drunk, but thinking back on it now, all he could think about was: the further he could get from Xiao Yuanmu, the better it would be.

Song Xuanhe pulled Xiao Yuanmu's arm off him without any gentleness. He then sat up and examined the perfect sleeping face on the bed.

He didn't know why, but it felt like he had missed something. But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure out what it was.

Under Song Xuanhe's scrutiny, Xiao Yuanmu slowly opened his eyes. When he saw that Song Xuanhe was already awake, a sliver of surprise emerged on his face. The other's furrowed brows quickly smoothed out and a clear smile appeared in his eyes. Having just woken up, his voice was a bit hoarse. "Morning."

It was like....

Song Xuanhe widened his eyes. He was like the Xiao Yuanmu from before the car accident!

Because they had been together all this time, he hadn't realized that Xiao Yuanmu had changed. Aside from the fact that Xiao Yuanmu's expression seemed a bit better than before and the fact that he had been speaking less, he hadn't been all that different after the accident. Therefore, Song Xuanhe hadn't realized that something had been off.

But the Xiao Yuanmu from last night had been different from the Xiao Yuanmu as of late. The difference was very subtle. The only difference had been the expression he used to look at others.

The Xiao Yuanmu before the accident would always have a cold expression even when angry. However, there was still some warmth in his eyes when he looked at people. That time, when Song Jiani had purposely provoked Xiao Yuanmu in Song Xuanhe's office, Song Xuanhe remembered that, although Xiao Yuanmu had controlled his temper very well, he had still been able to see coldness and unhappiness in the other's eyes.

But the current Xiao Yuanmu...even though his expression wasn't cold, there was no warmth in his eyes when he looked at others. Song Xuanhe thought back to Sun Jinren from last night. He recalled the expression on Xiao Yuanmu's face from when he had incidentally glanced at him. The other's gaze on Sun Jinren had been weird.

It had been like Xiao Yuanmu hadn't been looking at another human, but rather, some insignificant creature. Or to put it another way, it had been like he had been looking at an insect he could crush at any time. Even when faced with Sun Jinren's nauseating words and blatant lewd expressions, there had been no anger or, frankly, any ripples of emotions at all in his eyes. It had been like he hadn't taken the other seriously at all.

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